1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 22, 4:02 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 402 PM CST MON NOV 22 2004 .DISCUSSION...GFS INDICATED TWO MORE WAVES OF RAIN...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AND THEN AROUND NOON TOMORROW. MODELS INDICATE SYSTEM A LITTLE SLOWER MOVING THROUGH SO ADDED LOW POPS FOR EAST TOMORROW EVENING. SEVERE THREAT MAINLHY EAST THIS EVENING AND ACROSS CWA LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 62 72 50 62 / 80 70 20 0 AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 62 72 48 62 / 80 70 20 0 DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 60 74 46 63 / 50 30 0 0 SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 65 72 48 61 / 70 60 20 0 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 12 NOON TUESDAY FOR EASTERN HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. && 03/01
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 500 PM CST MON NOV 22 2004 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-231200- ATASCOSA-BANDERA-BASTROP-BEXAR-BLANCO-BURNET-CALDWELL-COMAL-DEWITT- DIMMIT-EDWARDS-FAYETTE-FRIO-GILLESPIE-GONZALES-GUADALUPE-HAYS-KARNES- KENDALL-KERR-KINNEY-LAVACA-LEE-LLANO-MAVERICK-MEDINA-REAL-TRAVIS- UVALDE-VAL VERDE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON-ZAVALA- 500 PM CST MON NOV 22 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING FOR TONIGHT AND UNTIL 12 NOON TUESDAY FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARIES LOCATED ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST AND ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THESE BOUNDARIES WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTHWARD TONIGHT. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT OF HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND EVEN A SHORT LIVED TORNADO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A FLASH WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING UNTIL 12 NOON TUESDAY. THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY WITH THE APPROACH OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS TUESDAY WITH A SQUALL LINE POSSIBLY DEVELOPING IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
TXZ171>173-186>194-204>209-219>225-222115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 250 PM CST MON NOV 22 2004 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH 700 PM... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WILLIAMSON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 300 PM... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM FOR HAYS...GONZALES... BASTROP...FAYETTE...GUADALUPE...CALDWELL...BEXAR...COMAL...LEE... WILLIAMSON AND TRAVIS COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM FOR WILSON COUNTY... ...A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY THROUGH 12 NOON ON TUESDAY... THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER...AND WIDESPREAD FLOODING REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH THE DAY. TRAVEL INTO THE FLASH FLOOD WARNED COUNTIES IS NOT RECOMMENDED AS MANY ROADS ARE FLOODED AND DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY EAST OF SAN ANTONIO TOWARD SAN MARCOS AND LULING BETWEEN INTERSTATE 10 AND 35 TOWARD HOUSTON.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
258 PM CST MON NOV 22 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0252 PM FLASH FLOOD SAN ANTONIO 29.46N 98.51W
11/22/2004 BEXAR TX DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
65 ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING.
0252 PM FLASH FLOOD AUSTIN 30.31N 97.75W
11/22/2004 TRAVIS TX DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
AT LEAST 32 ROADS CLOSED IN AUSTIN/TRAVIS COUNTY
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JPBTXZ171>173-186>194-204>209-219>225-222145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 310 PM CST MON NOV 22 2004 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH 700 PM... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WILLIAMSON COUNTY EXPIRED AT 300 PM... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM FOR HAYS...GONZALES... BASTROP...FAYETTE...GUADALUPE...CALDWELL...BEXAR...COMAL...LEE... WILLIAMSON AND TRAVIS COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM FOR WILSON COUNTY... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM FOR LAVACA COUNTY... ...A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY THROUGH 12 NOON ON TUESDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN... ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER...AND FLOODING REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE DECREASED IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY FROM THE WEST...TRAVEL INTO THE FLASH FLOOD WARNED COUNTIES IS NOT RECOMMENDED AS MANY ROADS ARE FLOODED AND DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY EAST OF SAN ANTONIO TOWARD SEGUIN...SAN MARCOS...LULING AND HALLETTSVILLE BETWEEN INTERSTATE 10 AND 35 TOWARD HOUSTON.
TXZ171>173-186>194-204>209-219>225-222245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 345 PM CST MON NOV 22 2004 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH 700 PM... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM FOR HAYS...GONZALES... BASTROP...FAYETTE...GUADALUPE...CALDWELL...BEXAR...COMAL...LEE... WILLIAMSON AND TRAVIS COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM FOR WILSON COUNTY... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM FOR LAVACA COUNTY... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM FOR KARNES AND DEWITT COUNTIES... A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING REMAINS IN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY THROUGH 12 NOON ON TUESDAY AS ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
TXZ171>173-186>194-204>209-219>225-222355- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 500 PM CST MON NOV 22 2004 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH 700 PM... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM FOR LAVACA COUNTY... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM FOR KARNES AND DEWITT COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 FOR HAYS...CALDWELL... COMAL...GUADALUPE...GONZALES...AND BEXAR COUNTIES... A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING REMAINS IN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY THROUGH 12 NOON ON TUESDAY AS ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.
TXZ171>173-186>194-204>209-219>225-222355- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED TO ADD WILSON COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 504 PM CST MON NOV 22 2004 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH 700 PM... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM FOR WILSON COUNTY... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM FOR LAVACA COUNTY... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM FOR KARNES AND DEWITT COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 FOR HAYS...CALDWELL... COMAL...GUADALUPE...GONZALES...AND BEXAR COUNTIES... A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING REMAINS IN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY THROUGH 12 NOON ON TUESDAY AS ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Leon Creek at IH 35 crested at 22.92 ft at 1945CST on November 22, where flood stage is 15 ft.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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